Flagstaff – Wupatki National Monument will be conducting three overnight backcountry hikes in April 2022 to the Crack-in-Rock pueblo site. These hikes will be offered: Saturday April 2 & Sunday April 3 Saturday April 16 & Sunday April 17 Saturday April 23 & Sunday April 24 Online applications are currently being accepted through Tuesday March 1st and participants will be chosen via lottery system. Each hike is limited to twelve participants to preserve fragile resources, and preference is given to applicants who have not participated in the past three years. The cost for the hike is $75 per person and paid…
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Sedona News – On Saturday, March 12, 2022 the annual St. Patrick’s Parade returns for its 50th anniversary celebration and the city hopes you’ll join the many organizations, groups and businesses that have made this event possible over the past 50 years in creating a memorable experience for both the participants and spectators. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. and travel down its traditional route of Jordan Road from the Sedona Heritage Museum to Mesquite Avenue. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department seeks parade entrants and volunteers to assist with continuing this special event. Parade registration is open until…
Sedona News – Yavapai County Elections Director, Lynn Constabile, would like to announce that the hiring of poll workers for the upcoming August 2nd Primary and November 8th General elections has begun. Those interested in working as a poll worker may submit an application via the Yavapai County Elections website: https://apps.yavapaiaz.gov/PollWorkerApplication/ Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their submission has been received by the Elections Department and may be contacted in the months leading up to the elections. Not all applicants are offered a position as there is a limited number of poll worker positions available.
By Carson Ralston Camp Verde News – National Library Lover’s Month each February is dedicated to people who love libraries because of the people and stories they encounter inside their walls. Camp Verde Community Library is especially grateful for the library lovers who volunteer their time, energy, and expertise to welcome and serve our community. Nancy Raistrick was one of those extraordinary volunteers. She started volunteering at the library over 12 years ago and would still be coming in 6 days a week if she hadn’t been taken down by Covid 19. Nancy showed up faithfully to the staff entrance…
… one of the key elements of photographic art is the skill of cropping an image. For a lot of the wildlife photography I do, my crops will normally include the entire creature, but there are those times when you delve more into the purity of art and showcase just a portion of the creature and obtain some very powerful and dramatic effects that you do not otherwise get. A good friend of mine focuses on the crop in his images for the purpose of creating very dramatic images and he reminds me from time to time on the…
Sedona News – Join Keep Sedona Beautiful on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. for its monthly Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series. This event will be held via Zoom. Please visit the KSB website, www.keepsedonabeautiful.org for details. The evening’s speaker is Lichenologist Garry Neil whose topic is “What the Heck is a Lichen?” Simply put, lichens are symbiotic organisms composed of both a fungus and either a green alga or blue-green alga, and in some species both types of algae. According to Mr. Neil, “Lichens are generally ignored by the public, with greater interest focused on flowering plants and trees. However, I believe that once you…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its Living History speaker series on Thursday February 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum when Bob Erb will present “Medicine of the Civil War and Frontier Military Outposts”. The medicine that was practiced during the Civil War and at military frontier forts such as Fort Verde was quite crude compared to today’s standards. Images that come to mind are bone cutting saws, blood covered operating tables, scary looking surgical tools, ghastly dental practices, and bloody aprons worn by doctors with little medical knowledge. Bob Erb, Fort Verde…
… the days are short and the shadows long … cold winds howl and dedicated photographers take to the air before sunset to catch it all. The image above was taken on January 8th of 2017 about 20 minutes before sunset. Rogers Lake had a lot of water/ice, snow covered the ground and the winds aloft were in excess of 50 knots … check out the clouds ripping off the San Francisco Peaks and the beautiful lenticular cloud formed from high winds ricocheting off the stable air mass near the surface behind the peaks. Think of it as a…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed new drama “Jockey” showing Feb. 11-17 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. An aging jockey (Clifton Collins Jr.) hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Molly Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years – and injuries – have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion. The arrival of a young rookie rider (Moises Arias), who claims to be his son, and whom…
By Leslie M. Hoffman, Yavapai County Recorder Prescott AZ News – The Yavapai County Recorder’s Office has recently received calls regarding fraud protection related to property records. We offer a service, free to the public, called Eagle Fraud Guard. An email address is required to enroll as this is the method of contact should a document be recorded, that may affect you. Once enrolled and upon the recording of any document recorded with your name you will be notified by email. You may get notifications that are for a different person by the same or similar name. However, this notice…
Sedona News – City releases annual Community Report and State of the City videoThe city of Sedona encourages all residents to read the 2021 Community Report and watch the annual State of the City video, which provide a snapshot of last year’s key accomplishments. More specifically, the report and video help tell the city of Sedona’s story in 2021. For example, residents can learn more about: Progress of Sedona in Motion projects including transit. The city’s financial position. Sustainability initiatives. Emergency preparedness. Short-term rental stats and updates. Updates on the city’s departments and programs. To read the Community Report online, go…
Camp Verde News – Music in the Stacks returns on Thursday, February 10th at 5:30 pm in Camp Verde Community Library’s Fireside Room. Music in the Stacks is a showcase of local and national musicians who entertain regularly in Northern Arizona. There are 3-5 different performers during the show, with a rotating variety each month. February’s concert features the following talented local musicians: Eric Douglas, Mike Greenleaf, and Christy Fisher. Eric Douglas is an Arizona singer/songwriter who combines contemporary folk, classic rock, and Texas country to tell stories of people finding their place in the world…for better or worse. Eric paints an American landscape, with songs from the Southwestern desert, the Great Plains, and the open…
Sedona News – The Sedona Women will celebrate Sedona Film Festival month with a fun and whimsical program, “Vincent van Gogh Comes Alive in Sedona,” on Wednesday, February 9th. Film director and writer Paul Davids will provide a behind-the-scenes look at his imaginative film “Starry Night.” This film was shown in a previous Sedona Film Festival and won the audience choice award at the Newport Beach film festival. Interest in van Gogh’s life has recently intensified with multimedia exhibits touring cities worldwide as well as an acclaimed film called “Loving Vincent.” “Starry Night” is a fantasy about Vincent van Gogh returning to…
By Steve Segner Sedona News: Mike Schroeder’s opinion on Sedona.biz labeled “Sedona Management” has prompted me to write a rebuttal of sorts. I find the opinions of Mr. Schroeder to be off base, and un-factual. I am using this opinion submitted to Sedona.biz as an opportunity to correct some of his thoughts and add a few of my own. Mr. Schroeder said “Until you make the Sedona City Council positions attractive to talented and experienced people, you are going to get what you vote for.” He also said a council member should make a minimum of $5,000 a month and…
… among the coolest shots of Bald Eagles that I have taken are the three in this missive. A mating pair with a male probably no more that 2/3rds the size of the female. We had the good fortune to find them perched on a cliff about 30 feet above the lake, looking for fish over a quiet bay of Lake Pleasant. More frequently than not, they will take off at an angle to the side or many times fly away giving you a nice shot of tail feathers … intentional? This guy took off coming straight at us…